Dresden carries visitors away with a synthesis of the arts: fascinating buildings and art treasures, impressive museums, as well as orchestras and choirs of worldwide reputation. Dresden offers attractions in great variety and combines three aspects which complement one another: notable art treasure, architectural sights and a charming landscape.

So here we go 4 Brew pubs, 1 large Brewery and 1 micro-brewery plus a few above average pubs/restaurants of note;

A must visit brewpub on the Elbe river, outside de city centre, with good tram connection. Four taps with (Altpieschener/Rauchbier/Weihnachtsbock/Pils). A must drink is their unfiltered Pils. A Big brewpub which ain’t only a brewpub but also a venue for dancing. Overall; Decent beer. Great food. Reasonable prices.

A large brewpub located in the premises of an old brewery. The brewpub, located on the north side of the Elbe, is somewhat off the centre of Dresden, but is easily accessible by tram. There is also a large biergarten overlooking the river Elbe. Both house-brews and other beers are available from tap. The standard selection seems to cover Helles, Dunkel, Hefeweissbier and a Zwickelbier. The menu consists mostly of traditional German dishes - with a Saxonian twist seems to be quite popular at lunch time. A nice place to spend time. The service was friendly and swift. Seems to be quite popular lunch/dining place.

Quite easy to find in the general/main tourist area near Semper Opera House, Zwinger Palace, Frauenkirche, etc. A quite narrow, "noble" brewery-tap stretching over three floors from the banks of the river Elbe to the "Brühlsche Terasse"; the "roof" serves as entrance from the "Brühlsche Terasse" and as patio, which if you’re sitting outside on top, it’s lovely with a great view of the Elbe River. Inside is rather tight but nice; walls with wooden panels and the basement bar has copper tanks for the unfiltered Radeberger. This is the only place outside Radeberg, where you can taste Radeberger Zwickel, i.e. the unfiltered Radeberger. The food menu looks nice, but the place is not cheap. Their patisserie is excellent, try the "Eierschecke", a local variation of cheese-cake. Friendly staff, nice place with lots of atmosphere - worth a visit if you are in Dresden.

A restaurant serving hearty fare with the beer brewed on the premises. The menu offers different plates of rather typical German meals but you can find something for every taste. The place is also big enough if you go with friends. A second level is also available. Smokers are also considered, but outside. The Dresden brewery "Stammhaus" also contains a beer museum. Great atmosphere, and of course, good beer is not mainstream (bland) stuff you get in every other corner of the world.

Otto says Good food, friendly staff, and a historic environment. The beer is good and if you choose the offer 1 Litre Mass and a Brezel for 5 Euros you cannot complain.

Note the Main Brewing plant is located at Cunnersdorfer Str. 25, Dresden, 01189.

A great place located into the heart of Dresden, located in the - newly erected - historic centre; semi-modern, light bavarian interior, patio in front of the pub offering great views to the re-built Frauenkirche; all the Augustiner beers (including the seasonals) are available here, even the hard to find excellent Augustiner Pils comes here fresh from the tap in a very good quality, the Edelstoff is served directly from a wooden barrel (in summer); quite decent meals (Bavarian and Saxonian specialties at very un-merciful prices (in the touristy heart of Dresden) are served the whole day. A must for those, who want to drink some top rate beers in Dresden......

In some ways this is a typical German Gaststätte, one big, dimly lit, brown room, a lot of tables and chairs and a pool table. Nostalgia rules here in this pub; when You enter it, You can’t be sure if you are in a museum (of the defunct GDR), stuffed with GDR furniture, old TV sets, radios and so on, or in a tousled student’s pub. Anyway, this is the official brewery tap of Dresden Neustädter Hausbrauerei: almost the their whole range is available here, either on tap or bottled (seasonals included). Recommended ! The house-brewed beers are all excellent (there's a year-round Rot, Helles, Alt, Hanf, and a cider, and a Rauchbier in the summer, Bock in the winter--also a few local bottles, but nothing special there). They also do a brewery tour with beer tasting and hearty food, and provide a history of the brewing industry, approx. 18 Euro and you need to book in advance. The food is surprisingly flavourful as well typical Eastern European German food served in an atmosphere that is in someways 40-50 years old, then this is the place for you.

Otto says a great atmosphere, fun staff, very laid back. Great food, home-brewed beer and low prices. Definitely a “Must Go” if you're in Dresden.

Craft Beer Store Dresden

Görlitzer Str. 25, Dresden, Saxony

Open ; Daily 12 a.m. to 10 p.m.

A nice bottle shop located in the Neustadt neighbourhood of Dresden, just after Ljubljana’s Za Popen’t. It is a two room store with the beer separated by style on the shelves. Very good selection of German beers and imports. Plus one tap serving a draught beer. I’d say most of Germany’s burgeoning micro-brew scene are represented here (but then what do I know about Germany’s burgeoning microbrew scene!). Very reasonably priced as well.

A cosy, old fashioned pub, restaurant and tea-room located in the "wild" Neustadt quarter with a nice "backyard" biergarten. The food is excellent and unusual, with Italian, bohemian and local influences. There are 6 taps serving Radeberger/Rechenberger/Lieske Schwarzbier/Guinness/Lieske Zwickelbier/Schöfferhofer. Great, worth a long detour!

Superb pub at end of tram line 4, located in an old building in Laubegast, formerly a village, now part of Dresden. Its very homely and selling rare craft beer, also the tap for the Hausbrauerei Laubegast. Two regularbeers, plus two seasonals, they are all "obergärig" = warm fermented. Bit out of the ordinary, but nice. Good service.

Quite a nice place next to Frauenkirche and Neumarkt Striezelmarkt in the touristy part of old Dresden (near the biggest tourist sights). Offers quite a few beers (10+ beers) from the Freiberger brewery, including the hard to find kellerbier on tap (which is also available for take away). The beer is OK. The food is hearty and good service is standard German, the prices were quite cheap considering it’s in a very touristy part of Dresden.

Just across the river from the old town. A nice surprise to find a micorbrewery here. Inside its a modern building, with some outside seating, a semi-traditional pub at the beginning of the "wild" suburban quarter of "Neustadt", the part of Dresden, that wasn’t destroyed during WW II, but nearly during the times of GDR..... You’ll find here the two regular Watzke brews plus one monthly changing seasonal. The partly covered patio offers a good view over the Elbe to the newly erected Frauenkirche and other Dresden attractions.

Otto Says; Unspectacular, but cosy pub, food is standard fare, though not cheap, service is friendly. Good for a few comfortable ticks and worth a visit whilst in town.